How common is the surname Kraft?

22,035 people in the United States had the surname Kraft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,012 Americans. It ranked 1,635th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kraft?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kraft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kraft?

Christopher C. Kraft, American aerospace engineer (1924–2019), followed by Stefan Kraft.

Where is the surname Kraft most common?

Wikidata records people named Kraft in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Kraft getting more or less common?

More common. 21,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,035 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Kraft

A surname, carried by 22,035 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K613

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kraft is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

From German, Jewish, Swedish and Danish surname, from the noun Kraft (“strength, power”). Compare Croft and Craft.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,035 people named Kraft in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,012 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,579.

#1,635

rank among US surnames

22,035

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,528)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,626	Cartwright	22,156	13,935
#1,627	Link	22,137	13,947
#1,628	Blackmon	22,130	13,951
#1,629	Bunch	22,117	13,960
#1,630	Grimm	22,103	13,968
#1,631	Meade	22,091	13,976
#1,632	Silver	22,052	14,001

Who is named Kraft

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Kraft identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Krafts

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher C. Kraft
American aerospace engineer (1924–2019)
Stefan Kraft
Austrian ski jumper, born 1993
Robert Kraft
American businessman and philanthropist (born 1941)
Robert Kraft
American astronomer (1927-2015)
Karen Kraft
American rower, born 1969
Randy Steven Kraft
American serial killer, born 1945
Victor Kraft
Austrian philosopher (1880–1975)
Sammi Kane Kraft
Actress, musician (1992-2012)

Notable Krafts come mostly from the United States (6) and Austria (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kraft

Kraft has the Soundex code K613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K613.

Questions

Where does the surname Kraft come from?: From German, Jewish, Swedish and Danish surname, from the noun Kraft (“strength, power”). Compare Croft and Craft.
How common is the surname Kraft?: 22,035 people in the United States had the surname Kraft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,012 Americans. It ranked 1,635th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kraft?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kraft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kraft?: Christopher C. Kraft, American aerospace engineer (1924–2019), followed by Stefan Kraft.
Where is the surname Kraft most common?: Wikidata records people named Kraft in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Kraft getting more or less common?: More common. 21,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,035 in 2010, up 2.1%.